Dornot

Dornot

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Dornot

Coordinates: 49°02′55″N 6°03′23″E / 49.0486°N 6.0564°E / 49.0486; 6.0564Coordinates: 49°02′55″N 6°03′23″E / 49.0486°N 6.0564°E / 49.0486; 6.0564
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Metz
Canton Les Coteaux de Moselle
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Val de Moselle
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Coulette
Area1 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 186
  Density 160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 57184 / 57130
Elevation 168–336 m (551–1,102 ft)
(avg. 334 m or 1,096 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Dornot is a former commune in the Moselle department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Ancy-Dornot.[1] It is situated on the left bank of the river Moselle.

History

In September 1944, American General George S. Patton led Walton Walker's XX Corps in a botched attempt to cross the Moselle at Dornot. The fierce fighting led to a defensive victory for the Germans. See Lorraine Campaign.

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 15 December 2015 (French)


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